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Prosecution deferred for transgender student facing battery charge
HERCULES, Calif. — A transgender teenager facing a misdemeanor battery charge after defending herself from school bullies was in court Thursday and entered into an agreement that allows her to participate in a restorative justice program, which would defer prosecution on the battery charge.
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Utah lawmaker introduces bill to define students’ gender for restroom use
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require school students to use restrooms that are consistent with the gender defined on their birth certificate.
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Maine supreme court: Transgender student’s rights were violated
PORTLAND, Maine — School officials violated state anti-discrimination law when they would not allow a transgender fifth-grader to use the girls’ bathroom, according to a ruling by the highest court in Maine that’s believed to be the first of its kind.
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Transgender teen faces battery charge for defending herself from bullies
HERCULES, Calif. — A transgender teenager who says she has been repeatedly bullied by other students at a California high school is now facing a criminal charge for defending herself during a confrontation.
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Calif. must count rejected petitions in challenge to transgender rights law
SAN FRANCISCO — A judge in Sacramento ordered the secretary of state’s office on Thursday to add about 5,000 signatures to the 614,326 submitted by supporters of a proposed voter referendum that seeks to overturn a new California law guaranteeing certain rights to transgender students in public schools.
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Calif. schools prepare for transgender students rights law to take effect
SAN FRANCISCO — With a law that spells out the rights of transgender students in grades K-12 set to take effect in California, school districts are reviewing locker room layouts, scheduling sensitivity training for coaches, assessing who will sleep where during overnight field trips and reconsidering senior portrait dress codes.
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Group trying to overturn Calif. transgender students’ rights law files suit
Groups trying to overturn a new California law allowing transgender students to choose public school restrooms and sports teams that correspond with their expressed genders have filed a lawsuit claiming state officials are unfairly refusing to count signatures seeking a referendum.
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As gay rights progress, many hurdles ahead for transgender rights movement
NEW YORK — As gays and lesbians rack up victories in their quest for marriage equality and other rights, transgender Americans are following in their path — hopefully, but less smoothly.
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Colo. school board member stands by her transphobic remarks
DENVER — A Colorado school board member who said she has no regrets about saying transgender students should use their own locker rooms vowed to keep pushing for schools to ignore court rulings on the transgender issue.
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Angry mom wants harassment of transgender child to stop
MARENGO, Ohio — An Ohio mother says her 9-year-old transgender child is being harassed on social media and she wants it to stop.